State comparison · 2025
Tax Examiners and Collectors salary: Alaska vs Montana
Tax Examiners and Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $94,630. In Montana, $63,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 48.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.8%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $94,630
- p25
- $77,560
- p75
- $118,720
- p10
- $65,550
- p90
- $132,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Montana
Tax Examiners and Collectors
- Median
- $63,610
- p25
- $63,610
- p75
- $79,070
- p10
- $61,110
- p90
- $88,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.